DENVER -- Jon Gray put his fastball to work early and often to go deep into the game.
Gray matched a season high by pitching seven strong innings, Pat Valaika homered and the Colorado Rockies rode a big early lead to an 8-5 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Saturday night.
Gray said his game plan was to "just go after the guys and really establish the fastball early, move it in and out, up and down, try to get quick outs."
The approach served Gray (4-2) well. He allowed six hits and struck out four, giving the Rockies a quality start the night after they had to lean on their bullpen when starter Kyle Freeland was forced to leave in the first inning because of a left groin strain.
"The bullpen did a great job (Friday) but they were a little taxed, so for him to go seven innings was huge," Valaika said.
Manager Bud Black added: "That was critical. That was significant that he went seven."
Gerardo Parra added three hits and two RBI for the Rockies who won for the fourth time in five games.
Daniel Nava homered, tripled and singled for the Phillies, who fell to 0-5 on their eight-game road trip.
Trailing by seven runs, the Phillies got a three-run homer from Nava in the eighth inning off reliever Zac Rosscup, pulling within 8-4.
Pat Neshek finished up, allowing an RBI single by Freddy Galvis in the ninth in his first appearance against his former team since the Rockies acquired him in a July 26 trade.
The Rockies batted around in the first inning and Nick Pivetta (4-7) did himself no favors by walking leadoff man Charlie Blackmon, and then hitting D.J. LeMahieu with a pitch before Nolan Arenado singled to load the bases. Parra followed with another single and Pivetta trailed 2-0 before recording an out.
A fielding error by first baseman Tommy Joseph opened the door to two unearned runs during the Rockies' five-run first which also included a sacrifice fly by Jonathan Lucroy and an RBI single by Valaika.
"I didn't make pitches at all tonight," Pivetta said. "It's clear I left balls in the middle (of the plate). When you're in Colorado and facing a lineup like that, the way they are going right now, it's not going to be good. The only thing I can do is learn from it, go forward from it and try to find that consistency."
Colorado pulled in front 8-0, tacking on three more runs in the third when Valaika hit a two-run homer and Carlos Gonzalez had a sacrifice fly.
Philadelphia's first run didn't come until the fourth on Nick Williams'double-play grounder.
The Phillies loaded the bases with two outs in the fifth but first baseman Mark Reynolds made a diving catch of Galvis' liner to end the threat.
Pivetta allowed eight runs -- six earned -- in 2 2/3 innings.
STRIKE ZONE
Mark Leiter Jr. turned in an outstanding relief effort for the Phillies, pitching 4 1/3 innings and striking out a career-high nine. He became the sixth reliever in major league history to register nine strikeouts without allowing a run or walk and the first since Bruce Ruffin did it for the Rockies against the Houston Astros on Sept. 14, 1993. "He pitched like a 10-year veteran tonight," Phillies manager Pete Mackanin said. "He put on a clinic for every pitcher in baseball, it was really fun to watch."
TRAINER'S ROOM
Phillies: OF Aaron Altherr was placed on the 10-day disabled list after leaving Friday night's game in the eighth inning with a strained right hamstring. ... OF Cameron Perkins was recalled from Triple-A Lehigh Valley to fill his roster spot.
Rockies: Freeland has been placed on the 10-day disabled list with the left groin strain. ... INF-OF Ian Desmond, sidelined with a right calf strain since July 28, did light conditioning work in the field and took swings in the batting cage. The developments are encouraging but there's still no timetable for his return, Black said.
UP NEXT
Phillies: RHP Aaron Nola (8-7, 3.16 ERA) has allowed two or fewer runs in each of his last eight starts, going 5-2 in that span.
Rockies: Rookie RHP Jeff Hoffman (6-3, 5.58 ERA) is slated to make his second career start against the Phillies. He beat the Phillies the first time he faced them May 22 at Citizen's Bank Park, going seven innings and allowing one run and three hits.
Gray matched a season high by pitching seven strong innings, Pat Valaika homered and the Colorado Rockies rode a big early lead to an 8-5 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Saturday night.
Gray said his game plan was to "just go after the guys and really establish the fastball early, move it in and out, up and down, try to get quick outs."
The approach served Gray (4-2) well. He allowed six hits and struck out four, giving the Rockies a quality start the night after they had to lean on their bullpen when starter Kyle Freeland was forced to leave in the first inning because of a left groin strain.
"The bullpen did a great job (Friday) but they were a little taxed, so for him to go seven innings was huge," Valaika said.
Manager Bud Black added: "That was critical. That was significant that he went seven."
Gerardo Parra added three hits and two RBI for the Rockies who won for the fourth time in five games.
Daniel Nava homered, tripled and singled for the Phillies, who fell to 0-5 on their eight-game road trip.
Trailing by seven runs, the Phillies got a three-run homer from Nava in the eighth inning off reliever Zac Rosscup, pulling within 8-4.
Pat Neshek finished up, allowing an RBI single by Freddy Galvis in the ninth in his first appearance against his former team since the Rockies acquired him in a July 26 trade.
The Rockies batted around in the first inning and Nick Pivetta (4-7) did himself no favors by walking leadoff man Charlie Blackmon, and then hitting D.J. LeMahieu with a pitch before Nolan Arenado singled to load the bases. Parra followed with another single and Pivetta trailed 2-0 before recording an out.
A fielding error by first baseman Tommy Joseph opened the door to two unearned runs during the Rockies' five-run first which also included a sacrifice fly by Jonathan Lucroy and an RBI single by Valaika.
"I didn't make pitches at all tonight," Pivetta said. "It's clear I left balls in the middle (of the plate). When you're in Colorado and facing a lineup like that, the way they are going right now, it's not going to be good. The only thing I can do is learn from it, go forward from it and try to find that consistency."
Colorado pulled in front 8-0, tacking on three more runs in the third when Valaika hit a two-run homer and Carlos Gonzalez had a sacrifice fly.
Philadelphia's first run didn't come until the fourth on Nick Williams'double-play grounder.
The Phillies loaded the bases with two outs in the fifth but first baseman Mark Reynolds made a diving catch of Galvis' liner to end the threat.
Pivetta allowed eight runs -- six earned -- in 2 2/3 innings.
STRIKE ZONE
Mark Leiter Jr. turned in an outstanding relief effort for the Phillies, pitching 4 1/3 innings and striking out a career-high nine. He became the sixth reliever in major league history to register nine strikeouts without allowing a run or walk and the first since Bruce Ruffin did it for the Rockies against the Houston Astros on Sept. 14, 1993. "He pitched like a 10-year veteran tonight," Phillies manager Pete Mackanin said. "He put on a clinic for every pitcher in baseball, it was really fun to watch."
TRAINER'S ROOM
Phillies: OF Aaron Altherr was placed on the 10-day disabled list after leaving Friday night's game in the eighth inning with a strained right hamstring. ... OF Cameron Perkins was recalled from Triple-A Lehigh Valley to fill his roster spot.
Rockies: Freeland has been placed on the 10-day disabled list with the left groin strain. ... INF-OF Ian Desmond, sidelined with a right calf strain since July 28, did light conditioning work in the field and took swings in the batting cage. The developments are encouraging but there's still no timetable for his return, Black said.
UP NEXT
Phillies: RHP Aaron Nola (8-7, 3.16 ERA) has allowed two or fewer runs in each of his last eight starts, going 5-2 in that span.
Rockies: Rookie RHP Jeff Hoffman (6-3, 5.58 ERA) is slated to make his second career start against the Phillies. He beat the Phillies the first time he faced them May 22 at Citizen's Bank Park, going seven innings and allowing one run and three hits.
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Philadelphia - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Jon Gray pitching for Colorado | PHI | COL |
| Hernández grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Galvis flied out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Nava grounded out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Nick Pivetta pitching for Philadelphia | PHI | COL |
| Blackmon walked. | 0 | 0 |
| LeMahieu hit by pitch, Blackmon to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Arenado singled to left, Blackmon to third, LeMahieu to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Parra singled to center, Blackmon and LeMahieu scored, Arenado to third. | 0 | 2 |
| Reynolds grounded into fielder's choice to third, Arenado scored, Parra out at second. | 0 | 3 |
| González grounded into fielder's choice to right, Reynolds safe at third on error by first baseman Joseph. | 0 | 3 |
| Lucroy hit sacrifice fly to left, Reynolds scored. | 0 | 4 |
| Valaika singled to right, González scored. | 0 | 5 |
| Gray struck out swinging. | 0 | 5 |
| 5 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Philadelphia - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Jon Gray pitching for Colorado | PHI | COL |
| Williams lined out to center. | 0 | 5 |
| Joseph fouled out to first. | 0 | 5 |
| Herrera grounded out to catcher. | 0 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Nick Pivetta pitching for Philadelphia | PHI | COL |
| Blackmon singled to center. | 0 | 5 |
| LeMahieu grounded into double play, third to second to first, Blackmon out at second. | 0 | 5 |
| Arenado popped out to shortstop. | 0 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Philadelphia - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Jon Gray pitching for Colorado | PHI | COL |
| Franco grounded out to second. | 0 | 5 |
| J Alfaro singled to center. | 0 | 5 |
| Pivetta struck out swinging. | 0 | 5 |
| Hernández lined out to center. | 0 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Nick Pivetta pitching for Philadelphia | PHI | COL |
| Parra doubled to deep left. | 0 | 5 |
| Reynolds singled to right, Parra to third. | 0 | 5 |
| González hit sacrifice fly to center, Parra scored. | 0 | 6 |
| Lucroy lined out to right. | 0 | 6 |
| Valaika homered to left (407 feet), Reynolds scored. | 0 | 8 |
| Leiter Jr. relieved Pivetta. | 0 | 8 |
| Gray struck out swinging. | 0 | 8 |
| 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Philadelphia - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Jon Gray pitching for Colorado | PHI | COL |
| Galvis reached on infield single to second. | 0 | 8 |
| Nava singled to right, Galvis to third. | 0 | 8 |
| Williams grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Galvis scored, Nava out at second. | 1 | 8 |
| Joseph grounded out to second. | 1 | 8 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Mark Leiter Jr. pitching for Philadelphia | PHI | COL |
| Blackmon struck out swinging. | 1 | 8 |
| LeMahieu struck out swinging. | 1 | 8 |
| Arenado struck out swinging. | 1 | 8 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Philadelphia - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Jon Gray pitching for Colorado | PHI | COL |
| Herrera grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 8 |
| Franco singled to center. | 1 | 8 |
| J Alfaro singled to center, Franco to second. | 1 | 8 |
| Leiter Jr. grounded out to catcher, Franco to third, J Alfaro to second. | 1 | 8 |
| Hernández walked. | 1 | 8 |
| Galvis lined out to first. | 1 | 8 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Mark Leiter Jr. pitching for Philadelphia | PHI | COL |
| Parra grounded out to third. | 1 | 8 |
| Reynolds grounded out to first. | 1 | 8 |
| González struck out looking. | 1 | 8 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Philadelphia - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Jon Gray pitching for Colorado | PHI | COL |
| Nava tripled to deep center. | 1 | 8 |
| Williams struck out looking. | 1 | 8 |
| Joseph popped out to second. | 1 | 8 |
| Herrera popped out to shortstop. | 1 | 8 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Mark Leiter Jr. pitching for Philadelphia | PHI | COL |
| Lucroy grounded out to third. | 1 | 8 |
| Valaika struck out swinging. | 1 | 8 |
| Gray singled to left. | 1 | 8 |
| Blackmon struck out swinging. | 1 | 8 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Philadelphia - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Jon Gray pitching for Colorado | PHI | COL |
| Franco struck out swinging. | 1 | 8 |
| J Alfaro struck out looking. | 1 | 8 |
| Leiter Jr. grounded out to first. | 1 | 8 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Mark Leiter Jr. pitching for Philadelphia | PHI | COL |
| LeMahieu grounded out to second. | 1 | 8 |
| Arenado struck out swinging. | 1 | 8 |
| Parra singled to left. | 1 | 8 |
| Reynolds struck out swinging. | 1 | 8 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Philadelphia - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Zac Rosscup pitching for Colorado | PHI | COL |
| Rosscup relieved Gray. | 1 | 8 |
| Hernández singled to center. | 1 | 8 |
| Galvis singled to center, Hernández to second. | 1 | 8 |
| Nava homered to center (424 feet), Hernández and Galvis scored. | 4 | 8 |
| Williams struck out swinging. | 4 | 8 |
| Ottavino relieved Rosscup. | 4 | 8 |
| Joseph flied out to left. | 4 | 8 |
| Herrera singled to center. | 4 | 8 |
| Franco struck out swinging. | 4 | 8 |
| 3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Colorado - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Hector Neris pitching for Philadelphia | PHI | COL |
| Blanco at third base. | 4 | 8 |
| Neris relieved Leiter Jr.. | 4 | 8 |
| González doubled to deep left. | 4 | 8 |
| Lucroy lined out to right, González to third. | 4 | 8 |
| Valaika popped out to first. | 4 | 8 |
| Amarista hit for Ottavino. | 4 | 8 |
| Amarista walked. | 4 | 8 |
| Blackmon walked, Amarista to second. | 4 | 8 |
| LeMahieu struck out swinging. | 4 | 8 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Philadelphia - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Pat Neshek pitching for Colorado | PHI | COL |
| Neshek relieved Ottavino. | 4 | 8 |
| J Alfaro grounded out to second. | 4 | 8 |
| Blanco singled to right. | 4 | 8 |
| Hernández struck out swinging. | 4 | 8 |
| Blanco to second on fielder's indifference. | 4 | 8 |
| Galvis singled to left, Blanco scored. | 5 | 8 |
| Nava flied out to left. | 5 | 8 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Philadelphia Phillies | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Hernández 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 | .294 | .360 | .419 |
| Galvis SS | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | .255 | .306 | .412 |
| Nava RF | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .311 | .402 | .441 |
| Williams LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | .300 | .336 | .555 |
| Joseph 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .250 | .307 | .441 |
| Herrera CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | .277 | .320 | .443 |
| Franco 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | .227 | .283 | .399 |
Neris P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| J Alfaro C | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | .500 | .500 | .500 |
| Pivetta P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .067 | .067 | .067 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .111 | .111 | .111 | |
Blanco 3B
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .160 | .239 | .217 |
| Totals | 38 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 127 | |||
| BATTING 3B: Nava (1, Gray) HR: Nava (4, 8th inning off Rosscup 2 on, 0 Out) RBI: Nava 3 (20), Galvis (47) 2-out RBI: Galvis GIDP: Williams Phillies RISP: 2-8 (Williams 0-2, Herrera 0-1, Leiter Jr. 0-1, Galvis 1-2, Nava 1-1, Joseph 0-1) Team LOB: 7 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: Joseph (7, ground ball) DP: 1 (Franco-Hernández-Joseph). | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Coors Field, Denver, CO |
| Attendance | 40,563 (80.5% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:53 |
| Weather | 79 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 9 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Chris Guccione, First Base - Carlos Torres, Second Base - Dana DeMuth, Third Base - Paul Nauert |
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